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Eng_fanatic Posted 21 years ago
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what is it called

a very small piece of wood entered my finger and now it hurts. what is it cALLED? THANKS
  

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I think it's call a splinter... And I don't like this feeling you're talking about either . Surely there's a lady or a girl around you who has a vanity case at hand ?

— Waïti

  • I think it's call a splinter...
  • And I don't like this feeling you're talking about either .
  • Surely there's a lady or a girl around you who has a vanity case at hand ?
  • Then she'd probably have this little device used to pluck the eyebrows (don't know how it's called in english)...
  • very convenient to remove a thorn or splinter
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I think it's call a splinter... And I don't like this feeling you're talking about either Emotion: ick!.
Surely there's a lady or a girl aro
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Is it correct to say what is it called in this case?

Let us talk about a piece of computer hardware. It may be a graphic card, NIC card, etc.

You wouldn't ask the others by saying 'what is it called' , would you?

You would ask the others by saying 'what is the name of this' , wouldn't you?
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On the east coast of Canada it's called a "splinter". On the west coast of Canada it's called a "sliver". Both terms are used for the same meaning in my Canadian Oxford Dictionary. Hope you get it out!
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Waïtithis little device

Tweezers

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RotterYou wouldn't ask the others by saying 'what is it called' , would you?

'What do you call this thing?' is so common in AmE that we don't even think about it.
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Tweezers it is ! Thanks DavKett.
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